Concept, Creation, Marketing – why we all need a good brief [EVENT NOTES]
It’s ironic that an event all about a good quality design brief started with me totally failing to pay attention to my own brief for…
On marketing celebrity authors: Jodie Mullish interview
Jodie Mullish is Communications Director at Pan Macmillan imprint Bluebird, publisher of Joe Wicks, Russell Brand and Jasmine Hemsley. She was previously Head of Fiction…
Lincoln in the Bardo wins 2017 Man Booker Prize
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders has been named winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Lincoln in the Bardo is the…
Why reading for pleasure is a serious business: Cressida Cowell on the vital importance of children’s literacy
I have spent fifteen years writing the How to Train Your Dragon books, and over those fifteen years I have lost count of the times…
5 reasons to use social and mobile for scouting new talent
Sweek, a social platform for free reading and writing, and Ravensburger, a well-known German publisher, have successfully completed #SchreibMitRavensburger, a Young Adult writing contest. At…
File name conventions that keep track of your revisions [FOR AUTHORS]
It’s never too soon to start using good file naming habits. When your whole story lies ahead of you, it’s easy to naively assume you’ll…
5 things everybody gets wrong about interactive books
The widespread of interactive books coincided with me getting into publishing studies and I couldn’t be any happier to live in this amazing age.
Career progression: Interview with Alexa von Hirschberg
Alexa von Hirschberg is a Senior Commissioning Editor at Bloomsbury Publishing. Norah Myers interviews her here.
What traditional publishers can learn from indie authors [PART 1]
This is a guest post from Ricardo Fayet. Ricardo is an avid reader and startup enthusiast who has been studying the publishing industry with interest for…
How to use Pinterest for branding and marketing [FOR AUTHORS]
Pinterest is an easy option for authors looking to extend their platform, build their brand, and connect with readers. Here are a few tips to…
How to price an ebook [FOR SELF-PUBLISHERS]
Setting the ideal price of your ebook is the final step of self-publishing.
My top 5 audiobooks: Why it’s worth spending a credit
Why become an audiobook subscriber? With so many storytelling subscriptions available – Netflix, Amazon Prime, the list is endless – here are just five of…
Overprints, Knockouts and a hangover headache
Sometimes the print production software we use doesn’t make it easy. Take ‘overprinting’ for example. Understanding overprinting can be vital for some print runs…
What agents look for in commercial fiction
In these vastly uncertain economic and political times, there’s nothing more transporting than curling up with a brilliant novel. There’s some brilliant television on at…
Launch of Lincoln First Editions, a new sub-imprint devoted to debuts
From the creative team that has won the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize – Illustrated Book Category for the last two years running, comes a new…
